SSB how it was developed and its advantages. 

Wonderful presentation !

In the USA Central Electronics was a big name. Many hams switched their AM transmitter to Double SSB then SSB using Central Electronics Exciters.

All that talk about AM amongst the history of SSB makes me all nostalgic and want to dig out my old Codar AT5 Tx and fire it up on Top Band. Any one still using AM on there Peter do you Know ? Used to love the Sunday morning rag chews. Interesting Video as usual by the way. 73's Dave G4FAQ

Thanks for that great history lesson. A refresher for those like me that grew up with SSB back in the 60's, and for the new hams that are interested in the history of this mode. Keep up the good work, sir!

I do appreciate these types of learning videos I passed my U.K. test while in lockdown. .. keep up the good work. Takecare ☺️

Thanks again, Peter, for an interesting and informative video.

I learned about AM & SSB communication in the 60's while in high school electronics. This is an excellent refresher. Thanks, 73, KA2AHE. Ed

In the early 1980s when I was a lad I used to love to listen to the "old timers " that had huge AM stations whopping power ( my Elmer was one of those super power stations) they were clear as a bell. I had a good general coverage receiver so I could listen to them. Peter brought up channelization , i started out my ham career with a Heathkit HW-101 SSB those days you tuned as close as possible to the other stations - things like traffic nets were difficult to get everyone into tune .

Thanks, Peter - very interesting video - I used a B&W phase shift network in 1963 it was a pain - I went back to AM because nobody could understand me haha - we have come a long way - regards Dave

Hello Peter. In the USA, the Central Electronics 20A was probably the first exciter available. Phasing. I remember looking at the pictures in QST. But my paper route didn’t make enough. De AD0L

Great video! Thanks for making this!

Even air-band is AM. Great video Peter. 73 de Kevin, VK4KK

Thank you Peter. A very interesting journey through radio! 73, Mike. M0MTJ

❤ thank you so much x

Super duper explanation Peter… I like these R&Ds ✅

Very nice explanation of SSB communication

Peter, thanks much for this lesson. You remind me of some of my most favorite college professors.

Thank you for the well presented history, a slight exception to the norm is the 60m band which is channelised and USB. It is certainly interesting to see how the evolution of SSB generation has changed, my older rigs used the normal filter method the newest use DSP to generate it. It is hard to believe now but SSB did meet with some resistance when it was first introduced. 73

Thank you👍 I still have a KW Vicroy in the shed (not working) with its mate an AR88.

The point about power is a good one. I find when I'm first to find a contact I can often easily make a contact with my 50w into VK or ZL but everyone running lots of power creates a need for more power, I can sometimes bust through a pileup though but tend to give up after say 4 or 5 attempts to avoid getting frustrated, as soon as the fun is lost best to find another contact i think.

Hi Peter ! Just a quick note for those operators in the US, our access to 60m is “channelized” to 5 designated frequencies only. Most all modern transceivers sold in, or for, the US market come with transmit enabled on these 5 frequencies only in the 60m band. (Leave it to us to make things confusing 😆!) 73 de Dan WD4DB

Hello 1st Thank U for this episode.. Hopefully you give us an episode about Astroplane Antenna and How it’s work to give 2.2 dBd and it’s similarity’s to half folded dipole use to be at repeater towers

G2DAF was the persin that br4oke SSB to radio hams in 1960 yntill then no one talked about it. he started working with ssb in 1941 int the radio develpmemt

Hi Peter. Nice vidio on SSB and how it came about. Iove AM it's how I started in the late 70,s when I designed and built my first transmitter and reciever all good valves offcourse. Lol Now I live in Thailand but sadly the only band we can use AM on is a very small part of the 10m band and nobody is ever on there. Very sad. Any3love watching your RU-vid channel. 73's Paul HS0ZLQ, G0MIH.

I wonder if younger hams question why FM and AM exist at all when you look at the quality of SSB audio on modern equipment.

excellent video. VE3GUE

I thought that I remember that SSB was developed by Collins Radio with a push by General LeMay of the U S Air Force? 😊

A beer foe? How terrifying!

Hi Peter, at 5:55 your marker was a bit off the carrier frequency, I'm afraid. 73 de Glenn ON4WIX

I really miss the BFO control we had on receivers in the old days, the very one thing I would like to have seen on modern rigs these days. Thanks Peter for an interesting video once again. I remember the good old days of AM on Top band, 80 and 40, they were certainly exciting times for me as a young lad back then!

Before I got my licence last year I picked up a monster Yagi antenna still new and in the box, I don't ever think will have enough room to erect it Lol OMG it is massive.A HyGain TH6- DXX Super Thurderbird, the faded instructions said when tuning to the "Phone End" of the band, What did that mean for the Love of God !! My 1st introduction to SSB. Kris ZL1KJT

Very informative. It puts Dartford, my hometown on the map, along with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, VOX Amplifiers and of course myself😊 VO1OK

I don’t know if this has anything to do with your video but, in the US back in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, commercial am radio played popular music. It was very poor fidelity and mono only. Soon, commercial fm broadcast took over playing music as it had high fidelity and was in stereo. I was told that if you took two am radios, tune one down slightly and one up slightly off of the commercial frequency, the sound of the music would be slightly different, kind of a poor man’s stereo. Sideband?

How about if dx land 😅😅😅😅

Why don't the Comm Authorities of Countries declare certain frequency ranges only for QRP use of RF modes?

Unfortunately, with the advent and popularity of digital modes, SSB will eventually be a thing of the past. In the future it will be rare to hear a voice on any band. But isn't technology great?

Another good one Peter thankyou 73 Rob G3RCE

I hope you guys in England get more bandwidth in the 40 meters band along with your new upgraded power allowance. 73 de N3TGY